The New Yorker’s Webby Nominations

The Internet lets any beast be a critic, so it is only rational that the Webby awards, which celebrate the best of the Internet, would leave some of the judging power to the people. The award committee did the first part by selecting The New Yorker Web Site as a nominee for two categories—magazine and copy/writing—and choosing Amy Davidson’s Close Read as a nominee for best political blog. The New Yorker produced the videos for “Exiled,” a multimedia portfolio about Burma with photographs by Platon and interviews by Human Rights Watch, for which H.R.W. was nominated in the News and Politics: Series category. Richard Brody’s The Front Row also received a nod as an Official Honoree in the cultural blog, as did the New Yorker Festival app in the guides/ratings/reviews category. We are grateful for the recognition, and to be in such impressive company.

The winners will be announced on May 3rd. But until April 28th, you have the power to vote for the People’s Voice Award. You can sign in to vote at the Webby site. To find where to vote for us, just type “New Yorker” into the search bar in the upper right, and “Burma” to vote for the video nominee. Or you can follow these links: